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F i e l d T r i Field Trips Scheduled for 2023
June 4 - 8
July 1 5
Aug 1 21 3
San Juan River Float Trip
5 days/4 nights on the Lower San Juan with Fort Lewis on the Water Float through goosenecks, visit dramatic geological and archaeological sites Registration open!
Stories in Stone: The Rocks that Built Denver
A 2+ mile walking tour of some of downtown Denver’s iconic stone buildings, many of which are constructed with rock from Colorado quarries See Yule Marble, Pike’s Peak and S Beaver Creek Granites, and more!
Paleozoic Impact Crater Field
On this unique field trip you'll see more impact craters in one day than anywhere else on Earth. Led by Kent Sundell, geology instructor at Casper College, who has studied and written extensively on this crater field, the Douglas Impact Site.
Beulah Marble Quarry Tour
Sept 9
Tour of the historic Beulah Quarry, source of Colorado Capitol's most unique building stone, led by Quarry owner Ken Balleweg Also included is a visit to the Steelworks Center of the West in Pueblo.
Geology of Golden Bike Ride
Sept 3 0
Grab your bike and join Dr Donna Anderson on a tour of the geology of the Golden area. Trip is 9 miles on a bike path.
Registration for trips will generally open one month before the trip date. Check www.rmag.org for updates and details.
Dates subject to change View website for additional info